Accession No
1948.2231 K
Description
A small, narrow piece of bone which tapers towards one end. Possibly used in the production of textiles as a pin or piercer/awl.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Linton; Hadstock Road
Period
Iron Age
Source
Lethbridge, Thomas Charles [excavator and donor]; Bushnell, Geoffrey Hext Sutherland [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1948.2231 K
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
6mm x 2mm x 60mm Weight 0.001kg
Events
Description (Physical description)
Long, narrow piece.
Event Date 1948
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Early Iron Age site. Excavated by Thomas C. Lethbridge and Geoffrey H.S. Bushnell in August 1948.
Event Date 8/1948
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Context (References)
Fell, C. I. (1953). 'An Early Iron Age Settlement at Linton, Cambridgeshire'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 46. pp. 31-42
Event Date 1953
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Context (References)
Fell, C. I. (1953). 'An Early Iron Age Settlement at Linton, Cambridgeshire'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 46. p. 33, 39. fig. 2 no. 6.
Event Date 1953
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (CMS Context)
Early Iron Age hut site.
Collected by: Lethbridge.T.C; Bushnell.G.H.S, - 8 1948
Event Date 17/2/1987
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Possibly some were part of pins (1948.2231 H-K). Bone showing workings.
Event Date 17/2/1987
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
A small, narrow piece of bone which tapers towards one end. Possibly used in the production of textiles as a pin or piercer/awl.
Event Date 2/10/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Analysis)
Previously dated as Iron Age A.
Event Date 21/6/2022
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:13446
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